Bailey Maupin scored 12 points, Kilah Freelon scored eight of her nine points in the fourth quarter and No. 14 seed Texas Tech beat 11th-seeded Kansas 57-53 on Wednesday night in a Big 12 Championship first-round game.

The Kansas Jayhawks suffered another setback on Saturday, falling 78-73 to Texas Tech at home in a hard-fought contest. Despite rallying from an early deficit, Bill Self’s squad couldn’t close the gap late,

Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self yells to the crowd after a fan threw a water bottle onto the court late in the second half of the game vs. the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Allen Fieldhouse. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com